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South Korea has hired Qorvis to handle PR, strategic communications and media management services.
The Publicis Groupe unit has a five-month contract valued at $175K.
Qorvis CEO Michael Petruzzelo and senior VP Brad Klapper are among the six-member Korea team.
The firm reports to Chang Woo Lee, first secretary at Korea’s DC embassy.
South Korea scrambled jets on Oct. 13 after North Korean warplanes flew close to the demilitarized zone between the countries.
The regime of Kim Jong Un, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on Oct. 14. It has launched more than 40 missiles this year.
Kim has declared that North Korea’s nuclear forces are fully prepared for “actual war.”


Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has agreed to provide government relations and PA services to the Kingdom of Morocco.
The Washington Media Group is providing strategic communications support for Qatar's Education City, home of satellite facilities of Weill Cornell Medicine, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown and others.
DCI Group has signed a $250K monthly retainer contract to provide communications and government affairs services for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
DGA Group signs $42,500 monthly retainer pact to provide government affairs services to OCP North America, phosphate fertilizer operation owned by the Government of Morocco.
Qorvis is working with the embassy of Ghana to advance the mission of the country’s Millennium Excellence Foundation in the US.



